Summary:
ZIP code 54759 is home to a single elementary school: Pepin Elementary, a PK–5 school with 115 students in Pepin, WI, part of the Pepin Area School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the area, all local families sending their children to a public elementary school in this ZIP code attend this one.
The most encouraging story at Pepin Elementary is its rapid rise in state rankings. It moved from 562nd of 1,061 schools (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024, to 259th of 1,044 (75th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025, and to 137th of 1,039 (87th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — placing it in the top 13% of ranked elementary schools statewide. Test scores back this up: in 2025–2026, the school beat the Wisconsin state average in every reported Forward Exam subject and grade. Standouts included 3rd grade math at 90% proficient (state 54.75%), 4th grade social studies at 92.31% (state 65.51%), and 4th grade English language arts at 84.62% (state 53.87%). Averaged across all reported tests, the school scored 75.42% versus the state's 54.75%.
There are a few things for parents to keep an eye on. Science was the weakest 2025–2026 result at 53.85%, essentially tied with the state's 53.46%. In 2024–2025, 5th grade results were dramatic outliers — just 18.18% proficient in ELA and 9.09% in math — though 5th grade rebounded in 2025–2026 to 60% and 73.33%. Chronic absenteeism is 16.2%, better than the state's 17.3% but above the district's 12.7%. Finally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 9.2, per-student spending of $24,214, and a free/reduced lunch rate of 33.91%.
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